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Cyanogenic glycosides are plant‐based phytotoxins occurring in more 2000 plant species, and some of these species are used as food. Plant foods that contain these phytotoxins include sorghum, cassava, bamboo sticks, almonds, and summer fruits. Their toxicity to humans emanates from the cyanide that they contain; the clinical signs of contamination in humans include elevated breathing rates, dizziness, diarrhea, a reduction in blood pressure, headache, stomachache, nausea, confusion, convulsions, and cyanosis. If the body fails to detoxify these cyanides, it can end up in fatality.